to get a (driver's) license
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to do together; to share; to participate in
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to show up; to appear; to turn up
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
Matsumae pickles; dried squid, kombu, and herring roe pickled together
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
by all means; by all costs
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk